- Published: 17 September 2019 /
On September 13, 2019, the Technology Commercialization Department held a meeting with representatives of the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The meeting was attended by the deans of faculties, deputy deans on scientific work, heads of research institutes and scientists of ENU.
This meeting is intended to encourage the submission of applications for international grant programs.
During the meeting, the presentation of the Technology Commercialization Implementation Plan in Kazakhstan, information on commercialization offices, new technologies in other developed countries was presented. Special attention was paid to the international grant program register "Aggregator". This is an international database of grants, which collects information about available grants for Kazakh scientists, students and organizations. At the moment, the database contains more than 400 grants of different directions (fpip.kz/index.php/en/other-grants).
Murat Sartbayev, PMU Director, said that financial support is available for almost any type of activity, from academic studies to research, work in art residences and participation in scientific conferences and seminars. Each grant program has its own characteristics, objectives and requirements.
PMU specialists told the participants about the factors that hinder participation in grant programs, and what is needed to overcome them, how to choose the appropriate research direction on the website "Aggregator". All proposals are collected by the Aggregator of grant programs - there are many of them, and it is logical to start with them to get to know the world of grants and scholarships. All of them are provided with filters, you can sort programs by country, deadlines, subject areas, etc.
General directions and further prospects of bilateral cooperation were discussed during the meeting.
"We hope for fruitful cooperation with PMU and our scientists are ready to participate in international grant programs," said Gulnara Merzadinova, Vice-Rector for Research and Development. - We have a positive experience of participation in such scientific programs. And I would like to express my gratitude to PMU representatives for the valuable information presented to our colleagues”.